haul

tirer, haler, traîner

Tirer quelque chose de lourd en faisant beaucoup d’efforts.

En anglais simple : To pull something heavy with a lot of effort.

• They hauled the boat ashore.
• We hauled the heavy box up the stairs.
• Can you help me haul this branch out of the water?

Comment l'utiliser : haul someone/something + direction (They hauled the boat up onto the beach.)

Synonymes : pull, drag, heave

Expressions courantes : haul something up, haul something ashore, haul in nets, haul someone out

transporter, charrier

Déplacer des marchandises lourdes d’un endroit à un autre, généralement avec un véhicule.

En anglais simple : To carry heavy goods from one place to another, usually using a vehicle.

• This truck hauls coal.
• Horses once hauled goods along this road.
• They hauled the old furniture away in a trailer.

Comment l'utiliser : haul something to/from somewhere (Trucks haul gravel from the quarry to the building site.)

Synonymes : transport, carry, cart

Expressions courantes : haul freight, haul logs, haul something away, haul something by truck

foncer, filer

Se déplacer ou voyager très vite.

En anglais simple : To move or travel very fast.

• That car is really hauling.
• He hauled down the road on his bike.
• We were hauling through town when the engine failed.

Synonymes : speed, race, zoom

Expressions courantes : really haul, haul down something, haul through town

butin, prise

Ensemble des choses capturées, volées, achetées ou obtenues autrement en une seule fois.

En anglais simple : An amount of things caught, stolen, bought, or otherwise collected at one time.

• The fishermen brought home a huge haul.
• She showed us her shopping haul.
• Police recovered a haul of stolen jewellery.

Comment l'utiliser : a haul of something (The police found a haul of stolen watches.)

Synonymes : catch, loot, collection

Expressions courantes : shopping haul, large haul, haul of something, record haul

trajet, distance de transport

Distance parcourue par une personne ou une chose, surtout lors d’un voyage long ou difficile.

En anglais simple : The distance that someone or something travels, especially when the journey is long or difficult.

• It's a long haul to the coast.
• The haul from the mine to the port is fifty miles.
• Was the drive home much of a haul?

Synonymes : journey, trip

Expressions courantes : a long haul, a short haul, quite a haul